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14. See Brown Bears In Their Natural Habitat
You will find the world’s highest concentration of brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve. Visit during the summer and you can spot them in the rushing river, using their claws to scoop the upstream-swimming salmon, or even catching them in mid-air with their sharp teeth as the salmon attempt to jump over a little yet turbulent waterfall. This park is only accessible via floatplane, but it’s nigh-pristine and worth the extra expense.
15. Watch The Sunset After Midnight
During the Gold Rush, the poet Robert Service wrote: “There are strange things done under the Midnight Sun.” Visit in the summer and you’ll discover that the season’s so short that residents try to make the most of every day. Here the sun doesn’t set until sometime after midnight. The farther north you travel, the longer the days are. In fact, Utqiagvik is the USA’s northernmost settlement. There they have more than 80 days in a row without one sunset.
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